- Date
- February 11, 1992, 06:02 local (11:02 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeland, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N66LMCessna 425
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920211002359A
- Case key
- 32980
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Probable cause
Loss of control in flight by the pilot for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot departed VFR and flew to his destination and found it fogged in. He then requested and was given an IFR clearance for an ILS approach to another airport. He was observed to break out of the clouds at about 100 feet AGL in a left bank and yaw. He then crashed short of the runway and to the left of the centerline. Examination of the airplane, engines and propellers revealed no preexisting failures. After the crash a fire partially consumed the wreckage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66LM
- Reported as
- Cessna 425
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 425-0137
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-112, 450 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Maximo Air Inc.
- Registered owner
- Maximo Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 10, 1991
- Departed
- BOW · Bartow, FL
- Destination
- LAL · Lakeland, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- LAL · Lakeland Regional, runway 5, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 69
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 10,850 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 360° at 3 knots
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAL, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.